Proforma, Cleveland, Ohio, announced Ryan Andrews, president of Venture Marketing, Richmond, Va., has joined its member network. Andrews will now operate as The Branding Agency powered by Proforma.
“We chose to partner with Proforma because [it is] the only industry organization that allows us to build our own business, while being able to just focus on what we’re good at—which is providing marketing solutions for our clients,” said Andrews. “We needed a partner that would help us grow now. I’m confident with Proforma’s support we will double our sales by 2016 and we will soon surpass our $10 million goal.”
Andrews, along with and his business partners, Sam Bendheim and Andy Harmatz, primarily have provided promotional products to their clients. They are looking to Proforma to help them to expand their offerings to include custom printing solutions, e-commerce, mobile marketing and more. Primarily working in the insurance, financial services and IT sectors, Andrews will be utilizing Proforma’s marketing resources to expand his services across various industries.
“We are excited to welcome another multimillion dollar distributor to Proforma,” said Greg Muzzillo, founder of Proforma. “Our world-class support and award-winning marketing resources make it easy for highly successful distributors to continue to grow with Proforma. We have the support team and the resources in place to ensure every owner and sales rep reaches their sales goals and achieves their dreams.”
In the past two months, distributors with more than $10 million in sales have joined the Proforma network. Proforma experienced five $2 million billing days in September, achieving its highest sales month ever. Proforma’s growth momentum is putting the company on track to achieve a more than 10 percent sales increase this year.
“After researching several other industry distributor models, it became clear that Proforma is the best option for helping us to achieve multi-million dollar growth,” said Andrews. “The marketing resources, back-office support, Vendor Network and IT platform that Proforma provides will give us an advantage in the marketplace that we wouldn’t have with anyone else.”
Proforma is a $450 million industry leader offering each Proforma member a full suite of tools including access to award-winning marketing campaigns, a newly enhanced technology platform, financial backing, free credit insurance, the buying clout that increases profits 5 to 15 percent with a proven vendor network and more.
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